Liver Disease

Treatment for Liver Disease and Hepatitis

Liver disease is actually a collection of many diseases that can affect the human liver. The football-size organ sits below the rib cage toward the right side of the abdomen. It is vital to life. Without it, you cannot digest food, absorb nutrients or rid your body of toxins.

While some liver problems resolve on their own, some forms of hepatitis may become chronic and lead to serious complications. Treatment for liver disease depends on the diagnosis. Many liver problems can be treated with medications, while others need surgery. Dr. Donald Girard treats patients with both chronic hepatitis B and C with the most current and up-to-date antiviral treatments.

Liver disease symptoms

Discolored skin

Yellowish eyes

Abdominal pain and swelling

Skin itch that won’t stop

Dark urine

Pale, bloody or tarry stool

Chronic fatigue

Nausea

Loss of appetite

Dr. Girard is happy to talk with you about hepatitis symptoms and other liver disease, teach you how to control it and give you the benefits of his fellowship-level medical education and training – and more than three decades of experience. To get relief, including hepatitis treatment, call GI doctor Donald Girard at 302-633-5755. Our liver disease patients come to us from Southern Chester County, Brookside, Salem County, Newark, Wilmington and Elkton, Delaware.